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Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

PFAS experts gather to address growing chemical crisis

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 19, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Can Michigan reduce phosphorus pollution getting into Lake Erie by 40 percent?

by Michigan Public December 19, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Chicago, Detroit, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Flooding drives millions to move as climate migration patterns emerge

by The Associated Press December 19, 2023
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan farm czar: Our fight against Lake Erie pollution isn’t working

by Bridge Michigan December 15, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, GLNC, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

WATCH: Ontario’s greenhouse sector with The Narwhal

by Great Lakes Now December 14, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Lake Erie is full of algae again. Southwestern Ontario’s exploding greenhouse sector won’t help

by The Narwhal December 12, 2023November 8, 2025
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Wisconsin agency’s expanded mission led to record $450 million investment in Milwaukee waterways

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 9, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inCleveland, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Building a Smart Lake Erie Watershed

by Michigan Public November 8, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS News Roundup: How ‘forever chemicals’ affect the human body

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 7, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Charting a Safer Course: Mitigating flood risk in Great Lakes states

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now November 7, 2023

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    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
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    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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